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ADDENDA; DDB Chicago Wins LensCrafters Account

The Luxottica Retail unit of the Luxottica Group has awarded the account of its LensCrafters eyewear chain to the Chicago office of DDB Worldwide, part of the Omnicom Group. Spending was estimated at $50 million to $60 million.

DDB Chicago replaces the incumbent of 12 years, Deutsch in New York, part of the Interpublic Group of Companies, which said it had resigned the account when a review began in late July. The review was narrowed to DDB Chicago and two other finalists: Arnold Worldwide in Boston, part of the Arnold Worldwide Partners unit of Havas, and the Kaplan Thaler Group in New York, owned by the Publicis Groupe.